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&¨£¨£¨&.#¨   inside the dream (if the dream is a    ¨@,&,¨£,§¨
§¨§,¤.#,@,   container) or while the dream takes    .¤.§¨&¤.§,
@¨¤¨¤.#.§,    place (if it is an event). this is    ,#,&,,@¨&¨
§,¤.@¨£¨£¨       somehow to do with serpents.       ¨@¨&.#§¨§,
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¤.§¨#¨&¨§. = have this particular shape  to them, * ¨¤¨@¨#§¨§¨
£.#.£,#.#¨ †   makes  them   fit  into   cracks,  ^ ,¤¨@,,@,&,
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§.¤¨£.#¨#.  eitherway. i did not fully understand   ,§¨#.,@¨£,
£¨&¨¤.§¨§.  which role they would play, or exactly  .@¨#¨¤£.&¨
§,@,¤.&,£.    =which= snakes they would be - the    ,#¨£.,#,&,
@,£.@,&,&.         nagas! the snake people.         ,@,#,@£¨¤¨
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¤¨&¨§,¤¨¤¨  you will want them to guide you if you  ¨£.§,@@.¤.
&,§¨#.¤¨@.   can. they are excellent nidra guides,  .&.£¨,§¨@¨
§,&¨¤,£.¤¨    and many will take you on pro bono    .&,§.£&,#,
£.¤,#¨¤¨£,  (i suspect they find amusement in our   ,£,§¨,§,£.
@,&,@¨§.¤.    attempts to travel where we are not   ,#¨§¨¤£¨#¨
¤.¤.¤,§,£, easy to be.) the problem is finding one. .¤.£,¨@¨¤¨
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¤¨&,#¨¤,&¨ ^  go  well -  talking  to a  snake is : .@.#..§¨£,
@,¤¨&.§¨§¨ = often  a recursive  matter. you will † ¨#¨£.£¤.¤¨
§¨@¨@.@,£. † meet many times  as you fall deeper, ; ¨§.§¨.£.&¨
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&,&,#¨&.@, ;  snake,  half-snake,  queen, stream, ; ,£¨§¨£&¨¤.
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&,&.§¨@.£, =  pleasantries each time as if you've \ ¨§¨#¨£¤,¤¨
&¨§¨§,#.£. * never before met (although the snake ^ ,@,£..§.§,
§,¤,§.£,&¨ / may choose to address you as an  old * ¨£,#,£@,£,
@,#¨§,#,&¨ :  friend, follow  their lead if so).  \ ¨@.£¨¨#.£¨
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¤.§¨§.§.@,   they have something to do with water,  .¤,@,§#,&.
§.§.#.&,@,  some close relation to it. i've yet to  .@.§¨.§¨§¨
§.§.&¨@.¤,    uncover what this is. but you might   .&,&¨§¤.#¨
¤¨£¨§,&.¤.    have a higher chance of finding one   ¨@¨§¨¨§,£.
§¨#,§¨§¨#¨       close to a river or lake...?       ¨£,@¨@£¨¤¨
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¤,¤.£,£¨£. i've also heard them mentioned together  .#.¤,§#.#.
£.£,&,&¨¤,   with caves or "the world beneath the   .&¨@,¨£,&,
¤¨£.¤.¤,¤.   world". coincidence? you find regular  ¨¤.£,§¤,#,
#¨@.¤¨&.¤¨   snakes in regular caves. or - could    .@,&.¨£¨¤¨
§,§,£.£.&,   this be a reference to the dark lake?  ,#¨¤¨@¤,£,
£¨@.£,&,@¨   the holy water in the center of your   ,¤¨£.¨#¨&¨
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